Types of money such as Canadian Quarters, Canadian Dollars and Canadian cents. US nickels are not pure nickel but Canadian money is.
Other things made with nickel are spark plugs.
Turbine blades that work in machines can be made out of nickel like these
Nickel is combined with other metals a lot of the time. Such as copper, aluminum, cobalt, silver and other metals. There are other things made with pure nickel but these are a few examples.
Health and Environmental Effects
Health Effects- Nickel has no major health effects on people when it is at low levels. A lot of things have low levels of nickel in it such as some jewelry and some foods like beans and chocolate. Nickel can be exposed to humans by eating food, drinking water, smoking, or breathing it in the air. If to much nickel is obtained there can be some major health probles such as:
- Development of cancers
- Sickness or dizziness
- Heart failure
- Birth Defects
Environmental Effects- Nickel has no very bad effects on the environment but it has some bad effects on health of humans and animals if to much is taken in. Home
Uses and Health/Environmental Effects Nickel Has
Uses
Types of money such as Canadian Quarters, Canadian Dollars and Canadian cents. US nickels are not pure nickel but Canadian money is.
Other things made with nickel are spark plugs.
Turbine blades that work in machines can be made out of nickel like these
Nickel is combined with other metals a lot of the time. Such as copper, aluminum, cobalt, silver and other metals. There are other things made with pure nickel but these are a few examples.
Health and Environmental Effects
Health Effects- Nickel has no major health effects on people when it is at low levels. A lot of things have low levels of nickel in it such as some jewelry and some foods like beans and chocolate. Nickel can be exposed to humans by eating food, drinking water, smoking, or breathing it in the air. If to much nickel is obtained there can be some major health probles such as:
- Development of cancers
- Sickness or dizziness
- Heart failure
- Birth Defects
Environmental Effects- Nickel has no very bad effects on the environment but it has some bad effects on health of humans and animals if to much is taken in.
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